Expect Layoffs if Congress Can’t Budget Right
DoD will be forced to cut its workforce if the FY-14 budget grows beyond the limits of sequestration.
F-35B Successfully Releases an AIM-120 Missile
Pax River’s Joint Strike Fighter test team continues to make testing progress.
DoD to Begin Issuing Furlough Notices this Week
Meanwhile, a fight over the MEADS missile program stalls a continuing budget resolution in Congress.
F-35B Shipboard Testing on the Chopping Block
Plans to test the Marine’s Joint Strike Fighter on the USS Wasp could be cut under sequestration.
Pentagon: BRAC Is Back for Fiscal 2014
Another round of base closure will be proposed in the fiscal 2014 Pentagon budget request March 25.
Furloughs May Not Be a Done Deal
Pentagon official says the White House is trying to find a way to avoid furloughing civilian DoD workers.
F-35B Will Fly Again Soon
Marine version of the Joint Strike Fighter was grounded by a faulty fueldraulic line.